CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 399 Fraudulent concealment of particular documents
CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 399
Fraudulent concealment of particular documents399 Fraudulent concealment of particular documents
A person who, with intent to defraud, conceals the whole or part of—
(a) a register or record kept by lawful authority; or
(b) a document recording title to property; or
(c) a testamentary instrument (whether the testator is living or dead);commits a crime.
Penalty—Maximum penalty—(a) if the offence is committed in relation to a document recording title to property—3 years imprisonment; or(b) otherwise—14 years imprisonment.